Updated: Clippers pick up Jackson

ESPN’s report that the Los Angeles Clippers were seriously considering signing Stephen Jackson were substantiated on Monday when they agreed to a deal with the veteran small forward.

Jackson had been out of work since the Spurs unceremoniously waived him on the eve of last season’s playoffs. But with the Clippers devastated by a series of injuries on the wings, “Captain Jack” finds himself on his eighth team in 14 NBA seasons.

“I just think he’s a veteran,” Clippers head coach Doc Rivers told the Los Angeles Times. “We need him in a pinch and we need him like now. And that’s a guy that you can bring in and hopefully he can give you something right away with Reggie [Bullock] being out for at least this trip and maybe longer.”

Said Jackson via Instagram (sic): “One thing about me I never panic bkuz God taught me how to enjoy the bad and good times. It’s easy to b positive when u are thankful and humble. God is Great. Let’s turn up LA. Promise to give my all.”

Jackson, of course, was banished before last season’s playoffs, bringing an ignominious end to his second stint with the Spurs. Jackson was said to be unwilling to concede his spot in the rotation to youngsters Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, a notion he didn’t dissuade in interviews after the fact.

The 6-8 veteran has been without a home ever since, but ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne report that the Clippers are “strongly considering” signing him after injuries to J.J. Redick, Matt Barnes and Reggie Bullock have cut their perimeter corps to the bone.

Jackson, 35, averaged 6.2 points on 37.3-percent shooting last season. If he does sign with the Clippers, it will be his eighth NBA team and 14th NBA season.